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Tag Archives: 1950s
Forbidden Planet (1956) Fred M. Wilcox

When Commander Adams and his crew are sent to investigate why there were Read More »
Good Enough to Eat / Une fille à croquer (1951) Raoul André, Gaby Morlay, Serge Reggiani, Louise Carletti

Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels Read More »
The Betrayal (1957) Ernest Morris, Philip Friend, Diana Decker, Philip Saville

An Allied pilot is captured by the Germans during the war. During his imprisonment, he is blinded by his captors. Read More »
Take a Giant Step (1959) Philip Leacock, Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee

A black high school senior struggles with becoming a man, and living in a middle class white neighborhood Read More »
Sierra Baron (1958) James B. Clark, Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam

In this western set in the California territory in the mid-19th century Read More »
The Big Money (1956) John Paddy Carstairs, Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that Read More »
Bobbikins (1959) Robert Day, Shirley Jones, Max Bygraves, Billie Whitelaw

Parents Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult. Read More »
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Otto Preminger, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker

Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. Read More »
Young Bess (1953) George Sidney, Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr

The mother died under the executioner’s axe; the daughter rose to become England’s greatest monarch Read More »